PREVOST (Antoine-François). Histoire générale... - Lot 19 - Alexandre Landre Semur

PREVOST (Antoine-François). Histoire générale des Voyages, ou nouvelle Collection de toutes les Relations de Voyages par Mer et par Terre, qui ont été publiés jusqu'à présent dans les différentes Langues de toutes les Nations connues []. Enriched with geographical maps [], plans and perspectives; figures of animals, plants, clothes, antiquities, &c. Then: Continuation of the General History of Travels []. Then: Continuation of the General History of Travels []. Paris, Didot, 1746-61 (volumes I to XVI), then Amsterdam, Arstée et Merkus, 1761 (volume XVII), then Paris, Rozet, 1768 (volume XVIII), then Paris, Panckoucke, 1770 (volume XIX), then Paris, Maradan, 1789 (Rare volume XX). 20 volumes in-4 marbled calf, spines decorated, title and greeen morocco (except for volume XX, in lemon morocco), red edges (period bindings). The set is complete with its 20 volumes, in good contemporary bindings, if not identical, at least with very similar decorations, as they were produced over 40 years. Volume I: xvii, xiii, 567, (4) pp. (prospectus of the work). 1 portrait, 17 maps, 12 plates (no table) Volume II: viii, 654, (2) pp. 28 maps and 24 plates (in accordance with the table) Volume III: viii, 648, (2) pp. 10 maps and 24 plates (the table announces only 12) Volume IV : (4), 648, (2) pp. Jump in pagination from 140 to 145 without missing. 12 additional pp. numbered 573* to 584*. 16 maps and 29 plates (according to the table) Volume V : viii, 564, (2) pp. 23 maps and 35 plates (as per table) Volume VI: (2), x, 608, (2) pp. 10 maps (including the rare world map, with tears at the folds, not missing) and 35 plates (according to the table) Volume VII : (4), 624, (2) pp. 8 maps and 17 plates (according to the table) Volume VIII: (8), 650, (2) pp. 15 maps and 11 plates (according to the table) Volume IX: (8), 646, (2) pp. 8 maps and 18 plates (as per table) Volume X: vi, 688, (2) pp. 10 maps and 17 plates (no table) Volume XI: (2), ii, 721, (4) pp. 11 maps and 14 plates Volume XII: xx, 659 pp. 13 maps and 16 plates (1 map more than announced in the table) Volume XIII : (2), vi, 658, (2) pp. 12 maps and 12 plates (as per table) Volume XIV: viii, 763 pp. 19 maps and 9 plates (according to the table) Volume XV : viii, 728 pp. 17 maps and 11 plates (3 plates more than announced in the table) Volume XVI : (4), 776 pp. Volume XVII : lii, 540, (2) pp. 31 plates in all, including 7 maps and 28 figures (in accordance with the table) Volume XVIII: (6), xxxvii, (3), 576, (2) pp. 36 plates in all, including 7 maps and 29 figures (according to the table) Volume XIX : (4), 611 pp. 3 maps and 12 figures (no table) Volume XX: (6), 630 pp. 5 maps and 6 figures (no table) Complete with its 20 volumes: General History (15 volumes), Table of contents (volume XVI), Continuation of the General History (volume XVII), and Continuation of the General History (volumes XVIII to XX). The RARE volume XX, published 19 years after the previous one, is present. Portrait of the author engraved by G.F. Schmidt, and 595 hors-texte plates, including 239 maps and 355 figures, making this a copy with more plates than announced in the tables. Some wear and tear to some volumes (corners rubbed, snags to some headpieces, leaves browned, some angular tears to some leaves, without loss of text). A very good copy. Sought-after edition "as much for the beauty of the engravings executed by skilful artists on the drawings of the famous Cochin, as for the maps and plans which are also well executed" (Boucher de la Richarderie, I, p. 93 - Sabin, 65402 - Brunet, IV, 868). Expert Jean-Louis Beauvais